Improvement in skates



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKATES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 5l ,l 55. datedNovember 28, 1865.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS E. DRAKE, of Ghieopee, in the county ofHampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovementin Skates; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, inwhich- Fi gurel representsa side elevation and plan view of the runner;Fig. 2, a side elevation and edge viewof the web. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation and plan view of the runner and web united, and Figs. 4 and 5are cross'sections, the former of the runner alone and the latter runnerand web united.

It is the object of my invention to make the skate light, strong,durable, and neat; and to this end my invention consists in forming agroove in the runner to receive and hold securely a metallic web, uponwhich to fasten firmly the support for the foot; and my invention iscapable of being applied to skates of any design or form.

To apply my invention to skates of any form, I groove the runner A, asat C, centrally from the heel to that point of the toe where the web isto terminate, the groove C being truly formed on the bottoni and sides,so that when the web is fitted in place and fastened the runner and webwill come together With a close joint. I then form the web B of anysuitable stiff metal, so that it shall extend the whole length of thegroove C in the runner and tit the groove nicely in every part, whilethe top ofthe web may receive any waved -line for ornament; but caremust be taken to leave proper supporting points at the heel, ball ofthefoot, and toe, for theioot piece, whether this be of wood or metal.

The webB and run ner A being th us prepared, are united by inserting theweb in the groove C of the runner and fastening them lirmly together bysolder, shrinking, or otherwise. The runner and web thus united may beinished in any way desired, and will be found light, strong, durable,and neat to a degree not hitherto attained in skates.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

Inserting a web in a groove in the runner ot a skate and fastening themlirmly together, substantially in the manner and for the pur` posedescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereuno sul scribed my name.

F. E. DRAKE.

